A fan of 18thcentury france, getty began buying furniture from the period at reduced. Jean paul getty december 15, 1892 june 6, 1976 was an american industrialist. He founded the getty oil company, and in 1957 fortune magazine named him the richest living american, while the 1966 guinness book of records named him as the worlds richest private citizen, worth an. Paul getty outside his english manor, sutton place. The party was given by getty in honour of jeanette constablemaxwell. Photo by whittington paul popperpopperfoto via getty images getty images. As fxs trust portrays it, gail harris getty was the most motivated person to get her son back after john paul getty iii was kidnapped. Former home of jean paul getty 18921976 named in the 1966 guinness book of records as the worlds richest private citizen. Paul getty, 82, often described in the press as possibly the worlds richest man appears if a good mood at sutton place, his estate in the surrey countryside, recently april 19. Paul getty had sued to equalize the terms of the trust drawn up in 1934 by his father and grandmother, sarah c. In 1903, his father, former attorney george franklin getty, founded the minnehoma oil company in oklahoma.
Paul getty at sutton place, surrey countrysideengland this is an original press photo. Paul getty in the dining room of sutton place, his tudor. Find highquality sutton place estate stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. Paul getty was named by forbes in 1957 as the richest american and a couple of. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. American industrialist j paul getty at sutton place his tudor manor house in surrey 1967. Renaissance art, 16th century persian carpets, french furniture, and tapestries. Paul getty, was an americanborn british petrolindustrialist, and the patriarch of the getty family. American born industrialist j paul getty dancing with french model. Who inherited getty fortune, jp getty mistresses family. Was j paul getty mogul actually cheap, trust tv drama. Getty famously had a pay phone installed at sutton place, helping to seal his. The seeds for the getty ranch in malibu and for sutton place, his estate.
Paul getty, american, 1892 1976 malibu, california. From oil and money to sex and drugs, the gettys have seen it. Jean paul getty poses before one of the windows of sutton place. Video clips taken by rosabella burch, of paul getty at sutton place and his bedroom. His father was alive at the time, but trust shows that john. Severed ears, oil money, and the worlds richest art museum. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Paul getty at sutton place, his tudor manor house in surrey, 1967. What happened to john paul getty jr trust shows his. Jean paul getty was born on december 15, 1892 in minneapolis, minnesota, usa.
Paul getty museum was established through the creation of a trust in 1953. Paul getty was born in minneapolis, minnesota, on december 15, 1892. Paul getty was an american billionaire businessman and president of the getty oil company. Mary teissler, the french art expert who persuaded getty to purchase sutton place, received the next highest sum. Jean jacques avril, the elder french, paris 17441831 paris. Sutton place, 3 miles northeast of guildford in surrey, is a grade i listed tudor manor house. Paul getty, the oil baron whose family is at the heart of the show. Sutton place, near guildford, surrey, 19th century. American industrialist j paul getty in the dining room of sutton place.
It is of great importance to art history in showing some of the earliest traces of italianate renaissance design elements in english architecture. American born industrialist j paul getty 1892 1976 dancing with french model madelle hegeler at a party at his recently acquired sutton place manor house near guildford, surrey, 7th july 1960. Sutton manor, within which the tudor mansion is situated, appears in domesday book of 1086 as sudtone. Paul getty, who died june 6 at the age of 83, named 12 women in his will. Paul getty listens to a piano recital in sutton place, his tudor manor house in surrey, circa 1960. Paul getty reportedly had as many livein girlfriends as fxs trust claims. American industrialist j paul getty at sutton place his tudor manor house in surrey. American industrialist j paul getty at sutton place his tudor manor house in. Paul getty who was once the richest man in the world, spans the twentieth century. Paul getty was an obscure oil man whose parents lived in the hancock park mansionnow mayor tom bradleys official residencewhile he lived in suites at europes finest hotels, handling. American born industrialist j paul getty dancing with french model madelle hegeler at a.
Jean paul getty poses before one of the windows of sutton place, the duke of. The billionaire reportedly took sex drugs into his 80s, kept a small black book of conquests, and encouraged. American born industrialist j paul getty dancing with french model madelle. An early scene in trust, the new fx drama that premiered march 25, seeks to establish one singular trait about j. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Paul getty, was an americanborn british petrolindustrialist. The early tudor house, which was frequented by henry viii, became the oil billionaires home from 1959. This biography offers detailed information about his childhood, life, career and timeline. American oil tycoon j paul getty hosts a party at sutton place his surrey. Sutton place, 3 miles northeast of guildford in surrey, is a grade i listed tudor manor house built c. This image is available for download, without charge, under the gettys open.
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